S. 1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act
Medicine. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Edward Kennedy
- Summary:
- A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Wired for Health Care Quality Act
S. 1693 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (by CRS)
- Learn More
- At OpenCongress
- Title
- A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States.
- Other Titles
- Wired for Health Care Quality Act
- Wired for Health Care Quality Act
- Sponsor
- Edward Kennedy
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Medicine
- Budgets
- Business
- Chronically ill
- Civil liberties
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumers
- Criminal justice
- Curricula
- Data banks
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Education
- Electronic data interchange
- Executive departments
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Government information
- Government lending
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Health care fraud
- Health information systems
- Health planning
- Health policy
- Higher education
- Interstate relations
- Law
- Licenses
- Medical care
- Medical education
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Patients' rights
- Performance measurement
- Preventive medicine
- Public contracts
- Public-private partnerships
- Quality of care
- Right of privacy
- Science policy
- Standards
- State and local government
- Strategic planning
- Technology
- Technology assessment
- Telecommunication
- Telemedicine
- Victims of crimes
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/26/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/26/2007 6/26/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8414-8415) 6/26/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Put on a legislative calendar 6/27/2007 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 8/01/2007 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 8/01/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318. 10/01/2007 By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-187. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Contributions
- January - February 2003 For $64,014 Against $16,750
- March - April 2003 For $272,715 Against $37,900
- May - June 2003 For $336,731 Against $61,213
- July - August 2003 For $490,961 Against $12,700
- September - October 2003 For $468,278 Against $29,800
- November - December 2003 For $287,874 Against $72,400
- January - February 2004 For $242,440 Against $61,650
- March - April 2004 For $477,600 Against $63,731
- May - June 2004 For $451,835 Against $67,099
- July - August 2004 For $296,729 Against $59,643
- September - October 2004 For $712,057 Against $78,150
- November - December 2004 For $76,511 Against $26,400
- January - February 2005 For $130,904 Against $23,000
- March - April 2005 For $597,813 Against $78,467
- May - June 2005 For $533,346 Against $65,450
- July - August 2005 For $226,935 Against $28,400
- September - October 2005 For $367,197 Against $61,226
- November - December 2005 For $560,892 Against $33,750
- January - February 2006 For $325,475 Against $35,120
- March - April 2006 For $628,228 Against $64,110
- May - June 2006 For $580,444 Against $54,209
- July - August 2006 For $559,526 Against $107,650
- September - October 2006 For $1,393,550 Against $159,768
- November - December 2006 For $221,353 Against $51,050
- January - February 2007 For $82,267 Against $22,200
- March - April 2007 For $210,687 Against $48,900
- May - June 2007 For $246,296 Against $66,002
- July - August 2007 For $110,811 Against $22,600
- September - October 2007 For $158,097 Against $30,700
- November - December 2007 For $142,137 Against $38,850
- January - February 2008 For $65,622 Against $22,250
- March - April 2008 For $187,598 Against $52,565
- May - June 2008 For $183,907 Against $44,350
- July - August 2008 For $623,082 Against $40,340
- September - October 2008 For $179,915 Against $55,400
- November - December 2008 For $68,366 Against $8,900
Votes
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $14,500 | $8,000 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $74,561 | $18,650 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $6,000 | $3,500 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $62,669 | $68,009 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $30,050 | $12,900 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $13,500 | $1,000 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $20,850 | $23,800 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $15,750 | $16,900 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $66,400 | $4,149 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,157,652 | $61,843 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $246,639 | $46,350 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $7,300 | $2,000 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $24,250 | $3,198 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $120,633 | $17,000 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $28,250 | $500 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $205,788 | $31,650 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $221,705 | $34,809 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $28,550 | $3,000 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $368,614 | $25,660 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $70,050 | $2,250 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $1,613,687 | $154,630 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $13,450 | $1,500 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $3,000 | $2,000 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $89,595 | $26,550 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $120,096 | $14,100 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $24,650 | $30,800 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $168,510 | $2,800 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $95,504 | $7,490 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $1,000 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $13,500 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $138,855 | $3,500 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $29,850 | $31,200 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $67,773 | $450 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $1,950 | $11,750 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $31,350 | $14,500 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $52,750 | $30,035 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $13,500 | $10,500 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $18,500 | $10,500 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $166,632 | $13,800 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $112,250 | $22,700 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $74,627 | $2,750 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $68,516 | $36,017 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $14,500 | $7,000 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $1,500 | $500 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $32,650 | $24,000 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $48,651 | $22,600 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $50,900 | $2,000 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $20,475 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $41,600 | $8,250 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $51,975 | $4,750 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $20,000 | $7,250 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $59,517 | $59,050 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $79,744 | $15,050 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $917,631 | $16,900 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $93,800 | $8,500 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $160,311 | $20,050 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $19,300 | $22,150 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $10,100 | $1,500 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $36,292 | $12,500 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $150,600 | $57,050 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $141,300 | $29,800 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $11,000 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $21,700 | $500 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $64,005 | $2,000 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $9,300 | $3,500 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $951,719 | $34,150 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $76,150 | $30,000 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $121,050 | $36,300 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $303,887 | $13,750 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $49,190 | $1,000 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $787,807 | $48,930 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $45,300 | $22,900 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $67,787 | $17,950 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $75,410 | $56,900 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $12,250 | $1,150 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $12,000 | $11,250 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $54,200 | $34,900 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $23,850 | $7,500 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $42,100 | $46,100 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $337,642 | $50,542 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $16,298 | $19,184 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $42,800 | $17,750 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $26,450 | $2,500 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $33,550 | $4,000 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $76,050 | $30,300 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $116,097 | $10,500 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $214,750 | $50,863 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $738,688 | $28,266 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $6,400 | $200 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $24,250 | $9,600 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $6,850 | $10,300 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $57,992 | $3,000 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $43,708 | $5,950 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $74,350 | $1,250 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $160,361 | $22,568 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $173,600 | $5,500 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $28,550 | $28,000 |
